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| An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions |
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| 3 components that make up criminal justice system |
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| What is the job of the 3 components? |
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| Enforce laws and protect society |
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| Structure of Criminal justice system |
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2 tier system
Law enforcement at state and federal level |
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| The court system is a _____ system |
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| Categories of types of crimes. ranked higesht to lowest (1-6) |
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1. Violent Crimes
2. Property Crimes
3. Public Order Crimes
4. White Collar Crimes
5. Organized Crime
6. Hightech Crime |
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| 3 Factors of why violent crimes are increasing |
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1. Gangs
2. Gun problems (30,000 people killed each year)
3.illegal drugs |
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| Scientific study of crime and causes of criminal behavior |
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| Scientific study of crime and causes of criminal behavior |
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| Individual who researches the cause of crime |
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| explanation of a happening or circumstance that is based on observations, experimentation and reasoning |
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| Criminal weighs benefits vs. the cost of the act |
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| Individuals have free will |
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| greatest good for the greatest amount of people. (threat of pain against criminal to insure the pleasure of society) |
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| control over sexual urges |
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| behavior that fulfills id |
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| determins right and wrong |
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| what ego(s) will a criminal have? |
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| Big ego or weak super ego |
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| Social disorganization theory |
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| when institutions (schools, family) fail |
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| relationship between vicitms and offenders and the interactions between victims and the criminal justice system |
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| commit multiple offenses, small group of wrong doers |
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| deals with rights of citizens |
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| criminal courts determine? |
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| if the defendent is guilty |
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1. Felony (most serious)
2. Misdemeanor (less than 1 year in jail)
3. Violation (up to 15 days in jail) |
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| against the law even though you think it shouldnt be |
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| annual report by FBI that give indicator # on what kind of crime is going on in the United states |
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1.Homicide
2.Forcible rape
3.Robber
4.Aggravated Assault
5.Burglury
6.Larceny/theft
7.Motor Vehicle theft
8.Arson |
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| Part 2 offenses are ___ more times likely to occur |
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| When crime is not reported |
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| National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) |
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| calls your house and asks if you have been the victim of a crime |
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| people are asked if they were involved in criminal activity |
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| Formula for the Uniform crime report |
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| (amount of crime/population)x100,000 |
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1. intentional
2. reckless
3. knowing
4. negligence |
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| Supreme court of the land |
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| judges are obligated to follow precedent from previous decision |
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| court decision that furnishes an example of authority to be used in later cases |
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| gangs settle disputes with? |
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| women are now out in the real world |
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| laws you get from administrative irregulatory agencies (FDA,FCC,DEA,ETF) |
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